Top Rated Restaurants & Cafes in Knoxville

A warm and rustic decor welcomes you at Stock and Barrel, a burger restaurant that serves locally sourced loaded burgers and delicious bourbons. On entering the restaurant you'll see a beautiful setting accentuated with transparent glass lamps hanging from the ceiling, an attractively laid out wall stocked with a wide range of bourbons, wooden furnishings and bricked walls. The menu is extensive and serves salads, appetizers and of course- burgers. Loyal patrons swear by their fillings and the crispy French Fries. Wash it down with a craft beer or one of their classic bourbon. They also serve cocktails and wines. Save some space for the dessert and indulge in their Bourbon Peanut Butter Pie.

Situated on the corner of Union Avenue and Walnut Street, J.C. Holdway is a popular establishment serving American dishes along with a wide range of cocktails, whiskeys, bourbons, wines, and beer. This is the place to be if you wish to experience the best of local gastronomy in a cozy and relaxed setting while in the city. This restaurant features two storeys of dining space furnished with plush sofas, wooden flooring and fancy lights that are bustling with patrons from across the city on all days. Although the kitchen remains closed on Mondays, the bar stays open seven days a week from 5p until close.

Sourcing ingredients from local farms and serving farm fresh delicacies, the Oliver Royale offers contemporary and traditional American cuisine. Combining modern and industrial, rustic decor with all white walls and black seating, the restaurant has a warm yet elegant touch to it. Serving brunch, lunch and dinner, the menu comprises of staples like soups and salads while some of the dishes have been inspired by Italian and French culinary practices. Sous Vide Blue Shrimp & Avocado and Fettucine Bolognese are some of the dishes that are influenced by European cuisine. Choose from their extensive wine list or try one of their craft cocktails from the drinks menu. You can also relish the delectable desserts from lemon blueberry cheesecake to spring short cake. Tie your experience with a neat bow and take home a box of homemade macarons from Oliver Royale!

Opened as a french bistro, The Tomato Head later developed into an eating joint specializing in incredible pizzas, sandwiches, salads and other foods prepared with the freshest ingredients available. The restaurant gradually blossomed into a cultural hub and it now is the venue for poetry readings, performance art, and monthly shows that give center stage to local artists. The restaurant offers a variety of pizzas with an array of toppings to the customers. It even caters to the more conscious customer, serving pizzas made with organic tofu and soy cheese. Customers can even make their own pizzas or calzones, thus choosing only that which they like or want. Besides pizza, the restaurant also serves sandwiches, burritos and quesadillas, all made with fresh ingredients. There is also a kids menu that caters to the palettes of the younger customers.

Cafe 4 is a place that offers that comfy, artsy atmosphere to all who want to just sit at a cafe, drink a cup of brilliant coffee and indulge in a conversation, or read that long pending book, or just surf the internet, courtesy the complimentary WiFi. This restaurant/cafe offers a host of 'comfort' foods that give that much-required boost at the end of a hard day's work. The food offered by the Cafe 4 ranges from simple breakfast options to a heavy meal for lunch or dinner. Customers can enjoy some good old cereals or butterscotch and pumpkin pancakes, or the Cafe 4 special for breakfast; for lunch and dinner customers can enjoy salads, sandwiches, gourmet French cuisine or steak, among other things; and as the final act, customers can indulge in some well thought out deserts, like Strawberry Shortcake, Key Lime Tart or Fresh Berry Cobbler. As an accompaniment to a meal, customers can relish excellent wine or cherish the taste, or after-taste, of great beer. The restaurant/cafe also offers weekly specials that include discounted rates on drinks and food, and monthly specials, which include performances by budding Knoxville artists, a Celebrity Chef night and even Piano Bar and Wine Tasting.

Located in a 100-year-old jewelry store, Sapphire exudes elegance and class. With an extensive liquor selection, over 20 national and international wines, and beer to choose from, you can certainly quench your thirst at this jewel of a bar. Sapphire's food menu is equally impressive, with items like truffle fries and shrimp ceviche constantly drawing in crowds. The interior thrums with energy, and the trendy decor will appeal to you just as much as the food. Gather with a group of friends, or unwind with family at this wonderful establishment which has something for everyone!